Giorgio Griffa

Place: Turin

Born: 1936

Biography:

Giorgio Griffa is an Italian abstract painter born in Turin in 1936. He is considered one of the major protagonists of Abstractism and one of the most creative exponents of the artistic trend 'Analytical Painting' or 'Pittura Pittura'. Griffa's work is characterized by simple, repetitive gestures on unprimed and unstretched canvases, imbuing them with a rhythmic sense of movement. His art is a dynamic system of life, interconnections, and apertures, with a performative and time-based approach. Griffa's official Archive is a testament to his prolific career, spanning over fifty years of painting.